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[–] 222 points 7 months ago (24 children)

Oh no…it gets better.

He also lifted sanctions on Russian oil, thus giving money to the country that is sending troops and arms that are fighting against US backed operations in Ukraine, and also supplying Iran with weapons.

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  • [–] 30 points 7 months ago (11 children)

    At this point I am not even sure whether Trump wants Ukraine to win.

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  • [–] 73 points 7 months ago (2 children)

    He just wants it to go away. No, I don’t think he wants Ukraine to win at all, he’d hand it all to Putin yesterday if he could. I think there are a few operating braincells in the administration that are preventing him from doing so, whatever the reasons are.

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  • [–] 45 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    whatever the reasons are.

    The US politicians use taxpayer money to fund the weapons that get sent to Ukraine. The US weapons manufacturers get that money. The US weapons manufacturers pay the US politicians. No great mystery. Not disagreeing with arming Ukraine, just wish it wasn't a necessity.

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    US policy in regards to Ukraine is to bog Russia down. Same thing as when they were fighting in Afghanistan. The longer this conflict goes on, the better for US foreign policy objectives (and weapons manufacturers).

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  • [–] 3 points 7 months ago

    He wants profit and power. I dont think he cares what happens in order for him to get it. The world is just like one of his companies. You fire people, you treat them badly, anything to get what you want from the entire thing.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    Please point to a time when Trump did anything that didn’t benefit Russia

    There’s your answer about whether or not he wants Ukraine to win

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    But then Ukraine went and blew up a bunch of Russian oil processing and storage facilities, effectively stopping russia from being able to sell

    So..now there's less oil overall and Iran can charge even more.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago* (2 children)

    I don’t think people realize how fucked we are with the strait closed and refineries being targeted. This isn’t just a dollar or few more at the pump and higher average food costs. There is a real likelihood of energy rationing, temperature death, starvation (at least in poorer countries), and economic depression levels of fucked. This isn’t “buy an EV and you’re good” kind of situation. Goods are going to be unaffordable and solar panels will be nowhere to be found. Refineries take years to rebuild. Trump is raping, pillaging, and bankrupting us for his ego and his insider traders.

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  • [–] 2 points 7 months ago (1 child)

    All true, but where are the headlines of Chinese companies setting up second and third shifts to crank out as many as possible solar panels and EVs to take advantage of this? Good for their profits == good for our environment

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